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Barley β-Glucan: An Antinutritional Factor in Poultry Feeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

J. M. McNab
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS
R. R. Smithard
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
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